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Cooperation Agreement Signed to Enhance Ties with Maine

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
  • Politics

The Governor of Maine, Paul LePage, was in Montréal on April 22 to sign a multisectoral cooperation agreement with Québec Premier Pauline Marois. The agreement formalizes and heightens collaboration between Québec and Maine in several sectors of reciprocal interest, including economic development, energy, transportation, security, culture and La Francophonie.

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Premier Pauline Marois during her meeting with the Governor of Maine, Paul LePage (photo: Philippe Renault).

The agreement provides for:

  • fostering the development of business partnerships

  • stimulating the exchange of information and expertise in the field of environmentally-friendly energy technologies

  • promoting cooperation to improve the movement of goods and people on both sides of the border

  • ensuring mutual assistance in managing emergencies and disasters

A joint committee composed of representatives from Québec and Maine will be created to oversee the agreement’s implementation. Additionally, the committee will be responsible for studying and approving projects to be carried out under an Action Plan.

La Francophonie
In terms of La Francophonie, the agreement also provides for close cooperation regarding the 2014 World Acadian Congress, which will take place in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Québec, Edmundston, New Brunswick and St. David, Maine.

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